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Linguistics, Minor

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Introduction

The Department of Linguistics offers courses leading to a minor in linguistics for liberal arts majors and for prospective elementary school language arts teachers. In addition, the department offers courses that are required for students majoring in English education on the secondary level, and bilingual-bicultural education.

Degree Requirements

Students who wish to complete a minor must complete a total of 18 credit hours. Students should consult the Academic Catalog for the University’s graduation requirements to ensure the completion of the requisite number of 200 and 300 level semester hours. Please contact your advisor for more information and to discuss your course sequence. During the course of completing your minor, you may also fulfill the University’s general education requirement by taking LING 110: Lexicology and LING 120: Language and Human Behavior. LING 120 also fulfills the Improving Human Relations requirement of the State of Illinois for obtaining a bachelor’s degree.